The legendary Quincy Jones left us

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. he was born in Chicago (Illinois) on March 14, 1933, and was one of the greatest exponents of twentieth-century music, especially black music.

A life that immediately seems marked by destiny. The family moved near Seattle and here, at the age of just ten, he became friends with a blind boy named Ray Charles. Quincy plays the trumpet and in the early 1950s toured with the well-known jazz musician Lionel Hampton. Although he was a good musician, he realized that he had an even greater talent for composition and arranging. In the mid-1950s he moved to Paris and collaborated with Henri Salvador, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel. Back in New York he worked with Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand and began composing soundtracks for cinema and TV.

On the set of the musical film “The Wiz” he meets Michael Jackson. He will produce “Off the Wall” (1979), “Thriller” (1982) and “Bad” (1987). In 1985 he promoted “We Are the World”, the song to raise funds for the victims of famine in Africa. The man who left us yesterday, November 3, 2024, at the age of 91 had become a legend while he was still alive. Now he rests among the immortals.

Below we remember him by reporting some songs he produced, wrote or performed.

“Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson